Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Spend your weekend in the Wayne National Forest starting on Friday by creating primitive pottery with artist Jim Har and making whimsical stained glass stars with artist Cindy Yeager at her beautifully restored mission-style church residence and studio, before heading to Nelsonville for a gourmet dinner at Rhapsody Restaurant during the Final Friday event June 30. After breakfast and photo-taking tips on Saturday head out for a photo shoot and a guided tour of the Wayne Forest and surrounding mining towns on Saturday, before a boat ride on Burr Oak Lake to an evening gourmet dinner and tour at Angels Crossing Medicinal Herb Sanctuary. Complete your weekend on Sunday by recovering your clay creation while enjoying "Saturday's Best" photo slide show which you can take home on a CD. More information: 740-394-3011, lcbd@ohiohills.com.

Join President Abraham Lincoln, Union and Confederate armies, an authentic fife and drum corps, a military artist, the camp laundress, and strolling costumed musicians at the Civil War Reenactment in Roscoe Village on July 15-16, 2006.

All events are free of charge. For more information and a complete schedule of events, contact Historic Roscoe Village at (740) 622-9310 or (800) 877-1830. The Village is located on State Routes 16 and 83 near the junction of US Route 36 in east-central Ohio.

Monday Creek Watershed Day Camp July 18 – 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Straitsville Park, New StraitsvilleCost: $15; scholarships are available

Kids, come explore with us!

Monday Creek Watershed is offering an exciting three-day camp filled with nature, games, bugs and fun. During this educational camp, children ages nine to 14 will explore Monday Creek and learn about acid mine drainage and healthy and unhealthy ecosystems.

Transportation to and from camp, plus early drop-off and late pickup may be arranged. More information: 740-394-2047.

Sunday Creek Summer Day Camps Join us this summer for three days of educational fun in Sunday Creek! Campers learn about local water ecology, pollution, and the environment. The day camps are for ages 9-13. The camps will be held July 11-13 in Corning and August 8-10 in Glouster. For more details or for registration materials for the camps, click here. Be sure to register soon, as the day camps are popular and might fill up!

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) Saturday, July 22; 7:00 p.m., The Twin City Opera House, McConnelsvillePrice: $12 or $25

“A truly hilarious introduction to Shakespeare,” the play is the “Cliffs Notes” version of all Shakespeare’s plays, resulting in a roller-coaster ride performed faster than a speeding bullet! Methods used include a cooking show, hip hop music and a football game. Performance by The Columbus Actors' Theater.Tickets: 740-962-3030

*Many of these events appear on the WOUB Community Events Calendar, which can be visited here.